Harvesting SEAD DCM!

On June 30th, Division 18 hosted the harvesting SEAD! DCM at Mill Lake Park in Abbotsford, British Columbia with the goal of promoting the new District Project SEAD: Helping to End Youth Houselessness. Members were asked to bring an item of food to donate to two local food banks in the Division. We started off with a potluck as members mingled amongst themselves and celebrated the start of summer vacation.

With the sun brigh of the trees within the park as they played a game of word pairs in which members tried to match their word with another person’s word to make one big word. Members then listened to an interactive presentation hosted by LTG Charles Macsabejon about the new District Project. Specifically, members learned about what SEAD is and what it meant, the state of youth homelessness in Canada and in the province, the importance of inclusive language when addressing the issue of youth homelessness, and the various resources available to members to educate themselves in the issue.

After a fun game of charades, members were then split into groups to create an event plan using the knowledge that they learned from the presentation. The winning group presented a sock & glove drive that would take place during the winter months which would involve collaboration with local Builders Clubs. As Canadian winters can be extremely life-threatening to those who do not have proper attire, these types of garments are highly requested by shelters and organizations that work with unhoused youth. Members left the DCM roaring with ideas for SEAD and knowledge on youth houselessness.

-CharlesMacsebajon LieutenantGovernor(18)